Bills WR Keon Coleman practices with Cowboys All-Pro Ceedee Lamb

Memorial Day weekend is a popular time for family gatherings both grand and intimate, a chance to relax as Mother Nature rings in a new season.

For Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman and Dallas Cowboys All-Pro CeeDee Lamb, it was an opportunity to further hone their craft.

The two NFL players — who happen to be cousins ​​— recently practiced with each other, running routes and running drills with wide receiver and tight end specialist Delfonte Diamond (@DelfonteDiamond on ). The coach, who has worked privately with several NFL passers in the past, posted photos and video clips from the session on his social media profiles.

Coleman and Lamb recently learned of their shared ancestry, as both receivers were born in Opelousas, LA, a small town of approximately 16,000 people located in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. The lamb, however, did not grow up in the city; instead, he grew up in New Orleans, his family moving to Houston, Texas after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

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The two discovered their shared hometown and heritage during the preliminary process. Coleman discussed his relationship with Lamb during a post-draft appearance on the RG3 and those podcast, explaining how the two are linked.

“I’m not just pretending to be cousins ​​from Louisiana,” Coleman said. “His grandfather and my great-grandmother are first cousins. We just discovered it. Louisiana is a small place, and all the people in Louisiana – if they’re in Texas, their people are mostly from Louisiana.

“We have trained a few times, but we are both busy. I’ve had the pre-selection process and the end of my season, and he’s had a great year, so there’s a lot going on.

Shared lineage aside, it’s encouraging to see Coleman working out with one of the best pass catchers in the NFL. Lamb is objectively one of the most talented wide receivers in professional football, earning first-team All-Pro honors in the 2023 season with his 135 receptions and 1,749 yards. Both players’ games differ wildly from each other, and so it’s unrealistic to expect Coleman — or any other wide receiver, for that matter — to have a Lamb-like impact on the Buffalo offense; Regardless, it’s reassuring that the rookie is picking his brain and learning the habits of an elite player at his position.